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Marta, a Brazilian soccer star Posted by carol on Jun 22, 2019
Ei você! Hey there! Needless to say that futebol (soccer) is one the most popular sports in the world. It gets bigger every year and spreads across many countries, conquering new hearts. Even though it was invented in England, Brazil is the birthplace of a number of famous jogadores (players), and the title país do…
Soccer fans vocabulary Posted by carol on Jul 1, 2018
Vocabulário para torcedores em português Olá, queridos leitores! Hello, dear readers! This month, we already had two posts here on the blog covering vocabulary about soccer because of the Copa do mundo (World Cup) taking place right now in Russia. If you have not read it yet, it is worth taking a look, because in…
Soccer vocab in Portuguese – Part II Posted by carol on Jun 21, 2018
Vocabulário de futebol em português – Parte II Oi, pessoal! Hi, everyone! Have you been keeping up with the World Cup lately? Are you into futebol (soccer)? Either way, this week we have been covering some soccer vocab to get you guys prepared for the games. Bola pra frente? This is our previous post, in…
Soccer vocab in Portuguese Posted by carol on Jun 18, 2018
Vocabulário de futebol em português Olá, meu povo! Hello, my people! Como estão? How are you? Brazil is known by many as país do futebol (country of soccer), but since last Tuesday the whole world is now tuning in to keep up with the 2018 copa do mundo (world cup) in Russia! How about you?…
Soccer Vocabulary in Portuguese Posted by Adir on Jun 27, 2014
Olá pessoal! We’re halfway through the World Cup so I decided to share soccer vocabulary with you guys today! Estão prontos? Download audio At the Soccer Field Bandeirinha – Flagpost Canto – Corner Estádio – Stadium, ground Grande área – Penalty area Lateral – Touch line Linha da grande área – Penalty area marking Linha…
Women and Soccer in Brazil Posted by Rachel on Dec 6, 2012
If you know anything about Brazil, you know that it’s a soccer-crazy nation. But what you may not know is that even though soccer is the national sport, there are very few opportunities for women and girls–even for kids just wanting to play on a team. There are, of course, outstanding players, like Marta. But…
Basic soccer/football vocabulary Posted by André on May 20, 2010
As the World Cup is about to kick off it’s time to learn or look over some basic soccer vocabulary. I hope the list below can get you warmed up and ready to play the game. Vocabulary: Futebol – Soccer/football Time – Team Seleção (brasileira) – (Brazil’s) National team Jogador – Player Juiz/árbitro –…